Triples : 1969 National League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1969 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Roberto Clemente 12 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Pete Rose 11 Cincinnati Reds 2
Lou Brock 10 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Bobby Tolan 10 Cincinnati Reds  
Billy Williams 10 Chicago Cubs  
Nate Colbert 9 San Diego Padres 6
Willie Davis 8 Los Angeles Dodgers 7
Maury Wills 8 Montreal Expos  
Los Angeles Dodgers  
Curt Blefary 7 Houston Astros 9
Ken Boswell 7 New York Mets  
Cito Gaston 7 San Diego Padres  
Matty Alou 6 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Bob Bailey 6 Montreal Expos  
Bobby Bonds 6 San Francisco Giants  
Johnny Edwards 6 Houston Astros  
Ron Fairly 6 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Montreal Expos  
Bud Harrelson 6 New York Mets  
Don Kessinger 6 Chicago Cubs  
Ivan Murrell 6 San Diego Padres  
Vada Pinson 6 St. Louis Cardinals  
Manny Sanguillen 6 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Willie Stargell 6 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Joe Torre 6 St. Louis Cardinals  
Johnny Callison 5 Philadelphia Phillies 24
Willie Crawford 5 Los Angeles Dodgers  



Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.